West Linn couple who illegally built backyard pool plans for removal

View full sizeEverton Bailey/The OregonianTroy and Gina Bundy were found guilty in West Linn municipal court of constructing a pool without a permit in a designated wetlands area. The Bundys last year said they spent $100,000 installing the pool and patio, plus tens of thousands more fighting to keep it.

Troy and Gina Bundy, the West Linn couple who illegally built a backyard pool in a wetland, have begun arranging for its removal, Troy Bundy wrote in an email to the city Thursday.

Last month, West Linn Municipal Court Judge Heather Karabeika ruled the Bundys were guilty of violating city code for building the pool without a permit in 2009. She gave them the option of paying $72,000 in fines or removing the pool within 90 days, restoring the land and paying $18,000.

In his email this week, Troy Bundy indicated the family will pursue the latter option. He wrote that he plans to have the pool and patio removed during the three-month window and will restore the property to its pre-2009 condition. The couple also will submit a plan for the Department of State Lands to review before they begin replanting the property, he wrote.